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teresting account of the early Norfolk collectors, and the Catalogue concludes with 

 an exhaustire comparative list of the number of species in every Family found in 

 Britain and Norfolk respectively. Among the best represented Families are the 

 Car abidcB, with. 183 out of 303 ; the DytiscidcB, vrith 76 out of 105 ; the Elateridm, 

 with 31 out of 57 ; and the ChrysomelidcB, with 165 out of 244 : nor must we 

 forget to note the PselaphidcB and ScydmoBiiidce, which, owing to the researches of 

 Burrell and others, reach a total of 30 out of 55, which has probably not hitherto 

 been beaten for any other district in Britain. The list will be indispensable to any 

 collector in the south-eastern counties. 



BiEMiNGHAM ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY : September 18ih, 1893. — Mr. E. C. 

 Bradley in the Chair. 



The following were exhibited : — By Mr. W. Harrison, a nest of Bomhus lapi- 

 darius, from which he had bred males, females and workers. By Mr. G-. W. Wynn, 

 a specimen of Vanessa urticce, in which the usual yellow markings were replaced by 

 white ones, also the space between the black marks on the costa, and other parts of 

 the ground-colour, were also replaced by white. By Mr. E. C. Bradley, a small 

 collection of Lepidoptera made at Weymouth this year, and including Sesia ichneu- 

 monijormis. By Mr. P. W. Abbott, a number of Noctuce taken at Sutton this year, 

 including Agrotis obelisca and Xanthia gilvago, both new to the district. Mr. C. J. 

 Wainwright read a paper on the local list of Lepidoptera, which he had written 

 mainly to attract attention to those groups least represented in the list, in order 

 that blanks might be filled up. 



October 16th. — Mr. E. C. Bradley in the Chair. 



Mr. Or. W. Wynn showed some large Bombycidce from North America, also a 

 few other insects, including Hadena genistce from Wyre. Mr. E. C. Bradley read a 

 paper describing the Society's Excursion to the Cotswolds last Whitsuntide ; he 

 showed a number of his captures, and Messrs. A. H. Martineau, H. J. Sands, and 

 C. J. Wainwright showed theirs. The best captures were among the Diptera, some 

 good Hymenoptera and Lepidoptera also being taken, the latter including nice series 

 of Lycmna Adonis and Ino Geryon. — Colbran J. Wainwright, Hon. Secretary. 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society : October 9th, 1893. — 

 Mr. S. J. Capper, F.L.S., President, in the Chair. 



The Eev. E. Freeman, 6, Station Eoad, Prescot, was elected a Member of the 

 Society. 



Dr. J. W. Ellis read an interesting letter from a correspondent in Qrahamstown, 

 South Africa, giving descriptions of the habits of some species of Coleoptera from 

 that district. Dr. Ellis showed a large number of species illustrative of the letter 

 he had received ; Mr. Crabtree showed Hydrelia unca from Ulverston, and Arctia 

 lubricipeda, var. radiata ; Mr. Stott, on behalf of Mr. H. S. Clarke, of Douglas, & 

 number of Lepidoptera from the Isle of Man ; Mr. Gregson, fine series of Abraxas 

 grossula/riata and banded forms of Vanessa urticce, bred by him this year; the 

 President, a grand series of Boa.rmia roboraria, including a pair of black forms from 

 Coventry ; Mr. Jones, a variable series of Bombyx trifolii ; Mr. Sharp, examples of 



